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package org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps;

/**
 * Query value representing a subquery.
 *
 * @author Abe White
 * @since 0.3.2
 */
public interface Subquery
    extends Value {

    /**
     * Return the candidate alias for this subquery.
     */
    String getCandidateAlias();

    /*
     * Set the candidate alias for this subquery.
     */
    void setSubqAlias(String subqAlias);

    /*
     * Return the subqAlias
     */
    String getSubqAlias();

    /**
     * Set the parsed subquery.
     */
    void setQueryExpressions(QueryExpressions query);

    Object getSelect();
}
